Facebook says it will act against 'information operations' using false accounts

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: April 27, 2017 at 2:02:49 PM EDT
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Facebook says it will act against 'information operations' using false accounts
>
>
> Facebook says it will act against 'information operations' using false accounts
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-propaganda-response-idUSKBN17T2G6
>
>      Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a
>    battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public
>    opinion in other countries and outlined new measures it is
>    taking to combat what it calls "information operations" that
>    go well beyond the phenomenon known as fake news.  In a report
>    and summary of response plans on its website on Thursday,
>    Facebook describes well-funded and subtle efforts by nations
>    and other organizations to spread misleading information and
>    falsehoods for geopolitical goals.  These initiatives go much
>    further than posting fake news stories to include
>    amplification - essentially widening the circulation of posts
>    through a variety of means - carried out by government
>    employees or paid professionals, often using fake accounts.



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